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Mammoth Resurrection: 11 Hurdles to Bringing Back an Ice Age Beast

July 03, 2017 | Countdown

The road to bringing back the mammoth — a giant that went extinct at the end of the last ice age — is filled with barriers.
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Should a 'Resurrected' Dodo or Mammoth Get a New Name?

June 08, 2017 | Article

If scientists could resurrect extinct animals — such as the dodo, Columbian mammoth or Tasmanian tiger — should these animals have different names that distinguish them from the original species?
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Facts About Cloning

March 01, 2017 | Reference

Cloning is the process of taking genetic information from one living thing and creating identical copies of it.
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8 Mammals That Have Been Cloned Since Dolly the Sheep

February 22, 2017 | Countdown

It was 20 years ago this week that scientists announced the first successful cloning of a mammal — the now-famous sheep Dolly.
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20 Years After Dolly the Sheep, What Have We Learned About Cloning?

February 22, 2017 | Article

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the announcement of Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
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Facts About Woolly Mammoths

October 28, 2016 | Reference

The woolly mammoth, a cousin of today's elephants, died out about 10,000 years ago. It may be possible to bring them back by cloning, but should we?
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Dolly the Sheep's Clone 'Sisters' Are Healthy in Old Age

July 26, 2016 | Article

Four cloned sheep that are genetically identical to Dolly, the first cloned mammal, are still healthy even in old age, a new study found.
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Woolly Mammoth Clones Closer Than Ever, Thanks to Genome Sequencing

July 02, 2015 | Article

The woolly mammoth's genome has been sequenced, revealing several key adaptations to the cold that could help scientists design elephant-mammoth hybrids.
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Can the Long-Extinct Woolly Mammoth Be Cloned?

November 16, 2014 | Article

An ancient mammoth preserved in permafrost could yield the best hoping of cloning the extinct beast yet.
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Photos: A 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Autopsy

November 16, 2014 | Article

An ancient mammoth preserved in permafrost could be the best chance of cloning the extinct beast yet.
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